When the Jake (at the time) first opened, you couldn't beg for tickets.

Now they're begging people to show up.

They were a good team then. Real good.

Maybe that is what the Sox should write down.

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‎This just in from the newswires: The Anti-Trust Division of the US Department of Justice has announced that whenever Sale take The Bump, it is unfair competition in violation of various federal and state laws. However, he is not being prosecuted because it is so ****in awesome to watch him do his craft.

Until the JaKe was built in Cleveland and they played in Municipal (mistake by the lake) Stadium, the Indians were always near the bottom in attendance in MLB. I didn't expect them to fall off as much as they have the last few years. They had nice run of sellout years during the Thome era. Where did all the fans go, besides what else is there to do in Cleveland after you've seen the Rock and Roll HOF.

I have not seen comparison figures for this year vs 2012 but I would bet that a lot of teams are down. The Red Sox are not selling out Fenway, The Yankees are not filling up the Stadium, the Cubs are down, the Phillies are not selling out. The Cards might be down. The Giants are still selling out and Detroit is doing well. Toronto is doing better.

I have a felling that fans across America are not going to shell out big bucks to watch MLB games as they have in the past, we saw that last year with the Sox. The cold spring might also have a lot to do with lower attendance figures in some places.

I disagree with the article and some of the posters in this thread. I have been critical of the Sox's pricing structure in the past, but I think they have done a great job with that this season IMO. Attendance is actually slightly up from last year. Though they still should bring back the "Pirates" intro video. Of course winning will help attendance, but that is easier said than done.